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Rate/Review: Midnight Rx (FABF16)

FINALLY, A NEW EPISODE! The last of the FABF production line airs today... in January. Wow.

Originally Posted by SNPP

January 16 • Midnight Rx (FABF16) When Grampa is faced with high prescription costs, he and Homer have the solution: smuggle it in from Canada (with a little help from Apu, Ned, and some fake Canadian health care IDs)

Some grabs from the Fox promo:

Originally Posted by Jukka at The Simpsons Folder

Announcer: FOX Sunday, take off on the biggest aviator adventure ever ... (A scene of a plane flying is shown. Cut to the inside where Grampa, Homer and Burns all stand next to boxes [of drugs?]. Burns jumps out of the plane and deploys his parachute as Homer and Grampa look on. Cut to Homer in the pilot's seat, flying, as Grampa stands next to him.)
Homer: We'll make it on a wing and a prayer! (Cut to the outside of the plane, as the left wing breaks off. Cut back to the inside of the
plane.)
Homer: D'oh!
Announcer: …on an all-new Simpsons!

Fun describes this episode. I was laughing since the couch gag, and didn't stop. The traveling scene was one for the ages (Mr. Simpson, he's trying to convert me!) I also thought it was kept pretty realistic, no-where near the overly wacky adventures during the Scully years. 4/5.

Never thought I'd see that old jacket gang from "Old Man and the Key" again...

A good, solid, funny episode. The first act was good and was one of the better first act diversions. The major problem that I had was that much of the satire was a little too over-the-top until the very last scene with Homer saying he is now a free lancer

I was actually impressed by it more than most of the episodes. I liked the plot, of course they were able to make the typical Candian jokes that you knew were coming, but were solid anyway.

The opening scene was rather boring, and had a couple Season 11/Mike Scully jokes in them, but there was a few sharp jokes in thier. "The bathroom of the future, Homer that's Apollo 12" The next act seemed much sharper, with a couple of solid Candian jokes, that really get to me.

Some of the 'key' jokes didn't make me laugh that hard, they were just a couple of chuckles throughout this one. Like the Huey Lewis part, and Pfizer commerical. Though it practically wrote itself, the Flanders/Apu scene was done brilantally, and there were a few things I didn't except coming.

All in all, I was impressed by this episode, though I expected more thus being the first episode in awhile. Still it's a re-watchable one.

3/5- Bachman Turner Overdrive.

Last edited by Jake; 01-16-2005 at 05:45 PM.

blog - music - moviesPeace of mind. A mellow life. Crunk music. Investing in spy equipment and communist memorabilia. Having dance contests with myself. Placing last in the local triathlon. All of these things, plus a firm belief in the Lord.

That. Was. Great. 10/10. For once I don't feel like I'm over-rating it. It wasn't any more over-the-top than something in Season 6, and everyone seemed in character. The weird Canadian Flanders guy was funny. Great couch gag too. Best one in awhile.

Canadian Flanders will be at least half of everyone's highlight.
Terrific second act, a bit of a rushed conclusion (Wiggum sucking at his job is a resolution played far too many times). A humorous ending though with Homer's lump, and sort of funny but strange Sleeping Beauty parody. First act was about 4 minutes. They need to fix up where they've been placing act breaks lately. It was a really odd spot. The Air and Space museum wasn't much of an eventful or funny introductory act.

More thoughts later.

PS: They should have pumped this episode more over here than they did for "The Bart Wants What it Wants". Hell they spent more time up North this time around.

anyway, pretty good episode. I'm a sucker for canadian jokes, and this episode had them. pretty much like the rest of this season, nothing too memorable but nothing too bad either. an episode for laughs pretty much, and it delivered. I especially liked flanders and canadian flanders.

Ah, a good wild episode after a string of down-to-earths is just what I needed to break the six-week drought. A bit of a slow start at the Air and Space Museum, but there were still good gags (the Burns costume character, "Homer, that was Apollo 12!"). A short Act I means a nice long Act II, and that's where the show really picked up. Great scene at the Retirement Castle, as well as Abe's subsequent scenes ("I already burst into four other houses before this one"). The show really can't go wrong with Canada gags, and when you combine it with a good satire like this, I'm happy. Including Ned and Apu in the smuggling just made it better (especially their backseat argument and the Canadian Ned - dammit, that was hilarious). And boy, I didn't expect to see the Senior Jacket Gang again, but it still worked. Even the ending, though a little surreal, was still good enough to keep my opinion of this one high. I admit a few gags didn't really go anywhere (Hibbert's scene, for instance), but the good greatly outweighed the bad. At least now we can start the next production line...

The appearance of Los Souvenir Jacketos surprised me. I thought the one guy said he would burn up with his jacket...

Anyway, not a bad episode. I don't think the characterizations were very good and a lot of them didn't seem like themselves. Overall though, it was a fairly funny episode. I think the second act was the best. Is it just me, or were they in Canada longer than they were in "Bart wants what it wants"?

I think its the worst of this season. Its not that bad, but this season has been great so far.
1.Sleeping With The Enemy - 92%
2.Fat Man and the Little Boy - 90%
3.All's Fair In Oven War - 88%
4.Treehouse of Horror XV - 85%
5.She Used To Be My Girl - 80%
6. Midnight Rx - 60%

A hell of alot better than The Bart Wants What It Wants. This exceeded my expectations, as did the last episode that aired. The plot was not too overly wacky and the pacing was good. I laughed more than I did last episode. Highlights include the video, Canadian Flanders, good use of Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit, Ned trying to convert Apu, and many other moments. Also managed to be above previous satirical episodes like Marge Vs. Everyone and Bart Mangled Banner. Only drawbacks was the obligatory lame jokes and the first act was slow.